Enzyme-mediated dye degradation

Extremophilic Laccase-Mediator System Enabling Near-Complete Degradation of Doxycycline.

This study demonstrates that an extremophilic laccase-mediator system rapidly and effectively degrades doxycycline, achieving >97% degradation within 2 hours under mild conditions.

Directed evolution of laccase from Thermus thermophilus HB27 reveals a variant with enhanced high temperature catalytic activity and electrochemical properties

This study engineered a bacterial laccase through directed evolution, identifying a variant with enhanced catalytic activity and electrochemical properties at high temperatures.

Prediction of Lignocellulose Degradation Potential of Wood Decay Fungi using Comparative Genomic Analysis

The paper predicts the lignocellulose degradation potential of Crepidotus cesatii by comparing its genomic features to white- and brown-rot fungi.

An enzyme-level benchmark based on environmental bacterial laccases for predicting contaminant fate in water

The paper develops an enzyme-level benchmark using bacterial laccases to predict the biotransformation of trace organic contaminants in water.

Biological polyethylene deconstruction initiated by oxidation from DyP peroxidases

This paper identifies DyP peroxidases from mealworms that oxidize low-density polyethylene, initiating biological deconstruction and providing molecular targets for scalable PE upcycling.

Random forest machine learning algorithm classifies white- and brown-rot fungi according to the number of Carbohydrate-Active enZyme genes

The paper uses random forest machine learning to classify white- and brown-rot fungi based on CAZyme gene counts with over 98% accuracy.

Transcriptomic analysis of Lentinus squarrosulus to provide insights into its biodegradation ability.

This study analyzes the transcriptome of Lentinus squarrosulus to identify genes involved in biomass degradation, revealing a repertoire of lignocellulose-degrading enzymes expressed without lignocellulosic substrate.

A rapid microwave method for isolation of genomic DNA and identification of white rot fungi.

The paper introduces a microwave method for rapid genomic DNA isolation from white rot fungi, enabling quick and efficient identification of fungal strains without purification steps.